Despite appearances, Ireland leans more to the U.S. Republican party side than the Democratic, according to an opinion piece on BostonHerald.com.
Even though it appears Ireland seems to side with the more progressive, liberal view when it comes to social issues, the evidence would suggest that the Emerald Isle "looks like GOP country."
Steve Coronella, an American author living who has lived in Ireland since 1992, writes that the country's "state-supported church schools are something Republicans would die for." In Ireland, 98 percent of taxpayer-funded primary schools are under the management of either the Catholic or Protestant churches.
He adds that both abortion and same-sex marriage are outlawed in Ireland, with homosexuality being decriminalized only in 1993.
Coronella also addresses Ireland's 12 percent corporation tax. which attracts foreign investment despite objections from other EU states.
He concludes with the statement that "the next time a Democratic overlord like Bill Clinton or President Barack Obama pays a visit, someone might want to remind them that all is not as it seems here."
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.Seanmor | Oct 14, 2012, 09:46 AM EDT
One very obvious difference betweeen most Irish people and U.S. Republicans is that the latter are very unlikely to surrender any of their nation's sovereignty to a higher authority, but the former diluted the sovereighty of 'independent' Ireland voting it into the E.U. Another major difference is that most Irish people are quite happy with Partition, but America's greatest Republican president reunited the divided nation. Lincolnian democracy is sadly lacking in Ireland as a whole.
WoundedKnee | Oct 14, 2012, 09:44 AM EDT
Just shows you this guy's arid and impoverished notion of political left and right. A useless article. Nowhere does he address the question of social justice, inequality, poverty, government role in the economy etc. etc. These are the true criteria for judging if a society is left or right-leaning. Instead, he trots out the old tired Democrat nonsense which defines left wing as pro abortion. I'm anti-abortion, and a progressive. Tell me, someone, what's so left-wing about aborting babies?